Our newest family member...

I know I've been so remiss in posting on the blog. We've had VBS, friends and family visiting, etc., plus all of us have colds and feel so lousy. We've had a lot going on, and I will post about all that later, but for now, I want to introduce our newest family member to you all.


Our newest member of the Wilhite/McCann brood, Meghan Clare made her appearance on June 17, 2009. Janelle was such a trooper, giving birth to her 9 lb, 6 oz baby with NO EPIDURAL! We are all so proud of her and can't wait to meet our newest little niece. We are praying for them as they adjust to life as a family of five. Congratulations Collin and Janelle!! We love you and miss you all!

Sometimes a song can say exactly what you were thinking but couldn't put into words...

This song has really meant a lot to me over the years. It is by Natalie Grant. I don't know how to upload the video onto blogger, but just click the link below and it'll take you right to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOufqWodFNo

The song is called, "Held" and the words are a little confusing at first, but basically what it is saying is this: God didn't say that we wouldn't go through hard times; what He did say is that He would be there through it.

Also, here is a quote I took from this web-site about interpreting the words of this song.
http://womenbygrace.com/christian-life/when-bad-things-happen-to-christians/

"...When the worst happens, when our hearts are broken and cold with grief, when we feel farthest from Him we are called to remember that He hasn’t promised a life without heartache - but He has promised to be there.
Knowing this is a comfort to those who believe that there is more to life than life on earth. This is only bearable because we have placed our faith in God’s promise of eternity. Someday He will wipe away our tears of pain and we will at last know what it is like to live without fear of loss. We will experience pure joy and awesome security without the presence of evil and death.
Until then, his arms are enough."
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” -Deuteronomy 33:27 (NIV)

6 Years Together...

Today Stephen and I celebrated 6 years together and I gotta say, it's been an awesome 6 years. I am so blessed to have such an awesome husband. So, in honor of this day I'm listing 11 things (yes I know that's a very random number, but just go with it) that I love about my husband.

1. I really can't imagine my life with anyone else. It's like God made him for me. He's the perfect fit for me.
2. He is my best friend and has been for a long time.
3. He is so supportive and loving and is always there for me no matter what I am going through.
4. He fiercely loves his family. He is so committed to us.
5. He is a great dad. Hope adores him. The first thing I hear every morning when I walk into her room to get her is, "Where's Daddy?" (Thanks kid, I carried you in my womb and everything, but whatever!) LOL!
6. He loves their "Daddy/Daughter" time together. He takes her to do all sorts of fun stuff and she just soaks it all in.
7. He gets my sense of humor like no one else does.
8. He helps with household chores.
9. He'll talk to me about anything. He is an open book.
10. He is a hard worker and takes his commitment to provide for his family very seriously.
11. He loves God with all his heart and this shows in every aspect of his life.

More Port A pics

We haven't had much going on lately, so I thought I would just go ahead and post more Port A pics since we have a ton of them! Pray for me. I have an upper respiratory infection that I just can't kick. I've had it for two weeks and it's not going away. I feel like poop. Otherwise everything is going fine here. Hope is cutting more teeth and is somewhat cranky lately, but is otherwise in good spirits. Her vocabulary is beginning to really amaze us. She is still full of her girly attitude and is always up to something! I can't believe she'll be two in less than a month!! It's crazy! Stephen is acting like a madman trying to get VBS done. We have less than a month now and he's in charge of it. He could use your prayers too as he tries to find voluteers, coordinates with people, etc. We are glad that we have a three day weekend this week to catch a little break! We hope everyone has a great and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Here's Hope in the car, hamming it up for the camera...

Destroying Daddy's sand castle...

In front of the USS Lexington...

Watching the dolphins at the Aquarium...

All three of us...

More digging in the sand...

Walking on the beach...

Trip to Port Aransas

We just got back last weekend from taking a week-long vacation to Port Aransas. We had planned to go in July, but the prices were cheaper in the spring and the resorts are less crowded, so we just decided to go ahead and go. Our trip was wonderful. We stayed in a condo with a balcony that looked out over the beach. We enjoyed playing at the beach, swimming in the heated pool, visiting the Corpus Christi Aquarium, eating out, and just relaxing. Stephen's parents came in town over the weekend and we enjoyed eating, visiting, and, of course, playing dominos with them. Stephen went fishing with his dad one night. They caught lots of catfish and enjoyed having some male bonding time. Wehad lots of fun with them and wish we could see them more. On our way home we stopped by and visited my mom in Marble Falls. It was good to see her so close to Mother's Day. I hope all you moms had a great Mother's Day. Mine was really nice. We, of course, had a busy day since it was Sunday, but Stephen spent plenty of time spoiling me. We are looking forward to summer. It's still pretty cool up here (in the 60's with lots of rain), but it is supposed to warm up soon. It's amazing what a difference there is between north Texas weather and south Texas weather. It was so warm down there already! We hope you all have a wonderful summer!

The men posing with their catches...As an aside, Stephen grew his facial hair out this past week and refuses to shave it. I don't know if this is some manly rite of passage or what...

Hope playing in the sand. It's amazing what a bucket and shovel and some sand will do for a baby. She was thoroughly content for hours just to sit and put sand in her bucket, pour it out and then start all over. Now I see why some parents have a sand box in their backyard!

Our feeble attempt at family pictures. Hope was scared of the beach for the most part. I guess she was scared we would throw her in or something. We were hoping to put these on a Christmas card, but I don't think that's going to happen!

On the ferry going over to Aransas Pass. Hope was scared...as usual...

Swimming in the pool with Daddy...

Walking along the beach. She was fine as long as someone was carrying her...

I just had to add this. We saw a coconut washed ashore! Crazy huh?! I wonder how long of a trip it had...

Just some random shots...

My grandpa Smith passed away this morning...

Just wanted to update you all. My grandpa Smith died suddenly this morning, April 23rd. He had a series of strokes last week, but pulled through them, making a good recovery. However, he passed this morning unexpectedly, 6 years to the day that my grandma lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. I will be leaving tomorrow morning to attend the funeral. Please keep Stephen and Hope in your prayers as they will be staying here. Love you all...

Trip to Granbury and the Zoo

We had a great weekend last weekend. Stephen has wanted to join the Singing Men of North Central Texas (a group of active and retired music ministers) for a long time now. He finally decided that since their next concert was in Granbury it would give him the perfect opportunity to visit Aunt Sara and Uncle William and to join the group. We drove down to Granbury on Thursday morning and met Aunt Sara for lunch at a tea room with amazing sandwiches. Stephen left to go rehearse for the day with the Singing Men while Hope, Aunt Sara and I went shopping at Walmart. We all met up for dinner with Uncle William at a new Chinese restaurant in Granbury, then we headed to the concert. The church was packed with people. Even the overflow room was packed out. We were glad that some of Sara and William's friends saved us a seat. I had to leave early because Hope was not thrilled at all about being in the nursery, but what I saw of the concert was amazing. The room was so full of energy, and it was so good to see so many people worshiping. There were over 100 Singing Men performing and they had an orchestra and handbell choir too. Hope really took to Aunt Sara and Uncle William quickly. She figured out pretty fast that they are cool people. Thanks Aunt Sara and Uncle William for taking such good care of us while we were down there!

We saw this out the window on our way to Granbury. It is called a circumhorizontal arc. It looks a lot like a rainbow, but it's not. It is a rare optical phenomenon. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it:

"The arc is formed as light rays enter the horizontally-oriented flat hexagon crystals through a vertical side face and exit through the horizontal bottom face. It is the 90° inclination that produces the well-separated rainbow-like colours and, if the crystal alignment is just right, makes the entire cirrus cloud appear to shine like an undulating rainbow."

It was SOOO neat to see and we got lots of cool pictures of it!

On Saturday we decided to get out a little early and head to the Dallas Zoo. We weren't sure if it would be rainy or not, but we checked the radar and felt confident that the weather would cooperate. We were wrong. It rained quite a bit, but we still managed to see most of the animals. Hope is obsessed with animals, so it was a lot of fun.

The ride home from the zoo... She was tuckered out!